If you’re like most people over 50, you think you’re not like most people over 50.

That’s one key fnding of a new AARP survey on how aging stacks up to the stereotypes.
We asked 1,800 Americans what getting older has been like for them so far. Though they
acknowledged facing challenges, they also confded some surprisingly rosy attitudes.

Eighty-five percent of respondents—who ranged in age from 40 to 90—told us they’re not old yet. (One 90-year-old woman said that a woman isn’t “old”until she hits 95.) So who is old? It depends who you ask.You’re Old,I’m Not

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